Routing; Overview - D-Link DFL-260E User Manual

Chapter 4. Routing
This chapter describes how to configure IP routing in NetDefendOS.
• Overview, page 164
• Static Routing, page 165
• Policy-based Routing, page 183
• Route Load Balancing, page 190
• OSPF, page 196
• Multicast Routing, page 220
• Transparent Mode, page 233

4.1. Overview

IP routing is one of the most fundamental functions of NetDefendOS. Any IP packet flowing
through a NetDefend Firewall will be subjected to at least one routing decision at some point in
time, and properly setting up routing is crucial for the system to function as expected.
NetDefendOS offers support for the following types of routing mechanisms:
• Static routing
• Dynamic routing
Additionally, NetDefendOS supports route monitoring to achieve route and link redundancy with
fail-over capability.
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